{"id":53264,"date":"2021-01-26T23:37:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T23:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/26\/anticipating-demonstrations-and-disturbances-guard-deployment-in-dc-to-continue-through-end-of-march\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:39:01","slug":"anticipating-demonstrations-and-disturbances-guard-deployment-in-dc-to-continue-through-end-of-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2021\/01\/26\/anticipating-demonstrations-and-disturbances-guard-deployment-in-dc-to-continue-through-end-of-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticipating demonstrations and disturbances, DC Guard deployment to continue through end of March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entire D.C. National Guard will remain activated through March 31 due to worries of renewed civil disturbances, and thousands more troops will remain on duty in the nation\u2019s capital until at least mid-March, according to documents obtained by Military Times and statements from National Guard officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military Times obtained a Jan. 25 orders memorandum by Maj. Gen. William Walker, commander of the D.C. Guard, stating that the D.C. Guard\u2019s troops will remain \u201cencamped\u201d through March 31 due to \u201canticipated First Amendment demonstrations and Civil Disturbance response in the District of Columbia.\u201d Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/01\/26\/dc-national-guard-deployment-extended-462631\" target=_blank>first obtained the memorandum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guard officials declined to specify whether the extension was connected to the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, as Politico reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deployment, which began in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection attempting to disrupt the Electoral College certification process, peaked at almost 26,000 troops for the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20. Around 7,000 Guard troops are currently on duty in Washington, according to Wayne Hall, a spokesperson for the National Guard Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/21\/26000-national-guard-troops-came-to-dc-to-protect-the-inauguration-now-the-drawdown-begins\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1297498337.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">26,000 National Guard troops came to DC and protected the inauguration without incident. Now the drawdown begins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">After more than 26,000 troops poured into the city to help protect Wednesday\u2019s inauguration events, Guard officials are working to pull troops out and bring them home.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By mid-March, the number of activated troops will draw down to about 5,000, said Hall in an email to Military Times. The Guard will \u201ccontinue supporting federal law enforcement agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The support will include \u201cassistance such as security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to state, district and federal agencies,\u201d Hall explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the security assistance missions includes the establishment of a Quick Reaction Force of National Guard troops able to rapidly respond from the D.C. Armory to any crisis within the city, according to a source with direct knowledge of the mission. The approximately 500 troops will be on standby on a rotating basis in case local law enforcement requests immediate support. Politico first reported the QRF mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large portion of the dwindling force consists of D.C. National Guard troops who have orders to remain through the end of March, according to a memo obtained by Military Times and statements from Guard officials. Politico first reported the orders extension for D.C. Guard troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe D.C. National Guard will remain on orders until March 31, 2020,\u201d said Capt. Melissa Heintz, a spokesperson for the D.C. Guard\u2019s 113th Air Wing.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/01\/26\/guard-response-not-to-blame-for-deadly-capitol-riot-former-army-secretary-testifies\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1230690409.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Guard response not to blame for deadly Capitol riot, former Army secretary testifies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ryan McCarthy told lawmakers the Defense Department had no intelligence indicating a violent attack on Congress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York National Guard activated nearly 550 troops to remain in the nation\u2019s capital \u201cas part of the National Guard Bureau\u2019s continuation of security assistance\u201d through mid-March, said Col. Richard Goldenberg, a New York Guard spokesperson, in a phone interview Tuesday evening. A Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/request-secretary-army-us-national-guard-governor-cuomo-deploys-additional-542-members-new-york\">statement<\/a> from Gov. Andrew Cuomo clarified that the newly mobilized soldiers will replace the 1,300 already there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other states are bringing home their troops next month or sooner as part of the ongoing reduction in forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virginia\u2019s 1,000-strong contingent of guardsmen will be among those leaving Washington between now and mid-March, according to an email to Military Times from a Virginia Guard spokesperson. They will depart \u201cin early to mid-February,\u201d said Alfred \u201cCotton\u201d Puryear. He declined to release the exact date of their return, citing operational security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maryland is withdrawing its National Guard troops from Washington \u201cby the end of the week,\u201d said Gov. Larry Hogan in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dx0CEQ5nZ2g\">a press conference Tuesday<\/a>. The troops will be \u201cimmediately reassigned\u201d to COVID-19 vaccination-related duties, Hogan said. Maryland contributed \u201capproximately 800 members\u201d to the inaugural response, said Maryland National Guard spokesperson Maj. 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